BEANIE BABIES 2.0 - Graphic Design & Game Design foo foo foo foo foo Year: 2008 Client: Ty, Inc. Role: Graphic Designer/Game Designer As Game Designer on Pico's River Ride and Fast Times at Beanie U, I created the GUI, background art and level designs. I partnered with a programer to produce the game in Flash. I also worked with animators and illustrators to achieve the final results. As Graphic Designer on games for Ty's Beanie Babies 2.0 virtual world, my duties included creating game splash screens, instructions screens and results screens. I worked closely with programmers to create a standardized game screen template that could be re-used by designers without altering code. Additionally, I did Flash production work for the Beanies site.   POPZILLA - Graphic Design foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo Year: 2009 Client: MTV Role: Graphic Designer Popzilla is a half-hour animated sketch comedy show that skewers celebrities with outrageous skits. As a graphic designer on the show, I prepared still graphics that were part of the scenes, including a macabre storybook where Anne Hathaway becomes a wicked, bloodthirsty queen. I used a combination of Photoshop and 3D modeling to create each graphic.   POPZILLA - Background Design foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo Year: 2009 Client: MTV Role: Background Designer The producers of Popzilla chose a photo-montage look for the backgrounds of the show. To create this odd, sometimes jarring look and feel, I composited several photos together to make each background. I added in textures, patterns and 3D models to achieve the odd sense of reality that the director intended. BAKUGAN - Game Design foo foo foo foo foo foo Year: 2009 Client: Spinmaster Role: Graphic Designer The Bakugan website provides several casual flash games based on the popular children's animated series. For the Battle Launcher and Puzzle Brawler games, I provided GUI design, background design, level design, game screen design and animated effects. I used a combination of techniques to create graphics for the game, including toon rendering a rolling animated cycle of the bakugan balls in Maya. BACK AT THE BARNYARD - Game Design foo foo foo foo foo foo Year: 2009 Client: Nickelodeon Role: Art Director In an episode of Nickelodeon's "Back at the Barnyard" cartoon, the characters have to decide what to do on a boring day. They decide to pretend that they are giant monsters in a Godzilla-esque black and white film. Nickelodeon asked our team for a game based on this look and feel. As Art Director on this Flash game, I was responsible for the overall visual design. I met with a team of animators and illustrators and directed the game artwork with style guides and comps. While I created GUI, background and game graphics, I approved animation, sound and illustration from the team. I also worked with a programmer to test the game and build the gameplay. TRUE JACKSON, VP - Game Design foo foo Year: 2009 Client: Nickelodeon Role: Art Director "True Jackson, VP" is a live-action television show on Nickelodeon. The client asked for a game based on the look of the show, which occurs in a fashion studio. As Art Director, I was responsible for approving the in-game avatars, which had to look like the actual actors. I also worked with a background illustrator to create the game environment. I incorporated sewing elements into the GUI that I designed as well as created a style guide from colors, fonts and textures sampled from the show. FULL TILT POKER - Brand Support Year: 2006 Client: Full Tilt Poker Role: Graphic Designer As Senior Graphic Designer at Full Tilt Poker, I was responsible for weekly newsletters and updates to the website. I managed a team of junior designers to meet the daily needs of our marketing department. Additionally, we produced posters and large-format print jobs to promote casino events. Finally, we were responsible for graphic production and maintenance of the poker game client. COPING WITH CHEMO - Website Redesign Year: 2007 Client: Starlight Children's Foundation Role: Graphic Designer The Starlight Children's Foundation helps children understand and cope with serious illness. Animax created the "Coping With Chemo" website as a way to help children understand the chemotherapy process. Animators created a series of short animated clips that talk about chemotherapy. In 2007, Starlight decided to update the look and feel of the website. They asked me to give the site a more modern, grunge look that resonated better with their kids. Shortly after the redesign, the site won the 2008 WEBAWARD For Outstanding Achievement in Web Development.